Hamilton v Dumfries and Galloway Council: SCS 24 Feb 2009

The petitioner sought a declarator that an area of land on the edge of the village of Collin was not a ‘road’ capable of being added by the respondents, Dumfries and Galloway Council, to their list of public roads under section 16 of the 1984 Act. The court was asked as to the nature of a public right of passage, and as to the manner in which such a right may be constituted and extinguished.

Judges:

Lord Reed, Lord Mackay of Drumadoon, Lord Marnoch

Citations:

[2009] ScotCS CSIH – 13

Links:

Bailii

Statutes:

Roads (Scotland) Act 1984 16

Citing:

CitedDirector of Public Prosecutions v Jones and Lloyd HL 4-Mar-1999
21 people protested peacefully on the verge of the A344, next to the perimeter fence at Stonehenge. Some carried banners saying ‘Never Again,’ ‘Stonehenge Campaign 10 years of Criminal Injustice’ and ‘Free Stonehenge.’ The officer in charge . .
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Scotland, Land

Updated: 23 July 2022; Ref: scu.304559